Culture
Meeting Mother Nature
The roe doe is the spirit of the edge of the wood this bright and mellow May evening. And what on earth, you might well ask, do I mean by that? […]
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Outdoor Scotland
Still’s Waters Run Deep at Loch Earn
The storms that hit Lochearnhead at the start of this year were believed to have claimed an iconic victim – the stunning statue ‘Still’, known locally as The Mirror Man. […]
Dundee
A-Z of Secret Dundee: The Ship Inn
The Ship Inn, as the name suggests, enjoys a prime waterside location in Broughty Ferry right next to the lifeboat station. It was established in 1847 and its dark panelled […]
Culture
Something About Swans
Sometimes I thirst for the company of swans. It is fair to say that wild swans in a wild setting can summon me into a state of thraldom unique in […]
Dundee
A-Z of Secret Dundee: Estuary
The Tay Estuary is home to dolphins, seals and a huge variety of birdlife and wildlife – and it’s right on Dundee’s doorstep. One of the best ways to explore […]
Culture
Juniper, The Enduring Highlander
To the devestation of gin drinkers everywhere, Scottish juniper is at severe risk of dying out. From our archives, Jim Crumley pays homage to this mountaineer of shrubs… […]
Culture
A Feathered Entertainer
Suddenly the glen bursts free from its straitjacket of commission spruces into a climbing arena garbed in well-spaced, hand-planted, young Scots pines – the good and the bad of the […]
Outdoor Scotland
Russia’s Friendly Invasion of Montrose Air Station!
On May 15, the opening of a special exhibition at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre was attended by a distinguished group of Russian visitors. The Russian guests including the Consul […]
Dundee
A-Z of Secret Dundee: Agacan
Forget the glaring strip lights and white tiles that adorn the majority of kebab restaurants – this Perth Road favourite is part art gallery, part restaurant, and all totally Turkish. The […]
Dundee
A-Z of Secret Dundee: Zoology Museum
Founded by world-renowned scientist and academic, Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, the University of Dundee’s zoology museum features an amazing array of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles from all around the […]
